REGULATIONS FOR THE GENERAL DEGREE OF BACHELOR
OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Students may apply for admission into first year of the BBA program (Terms
A/B) directly from high school by indicating this in the appropriate place
on their Undergraduate Application for Admission/Readmission to Memorial
University of Newfoundland. Direct entry from high school is subject to the
applicant’s final acceptance to the University and admissibility into either
Mathematics 1000 or 1090. Terms A/B normally starts in September.

Advanced Standing (for Current Memorial Students)

1) Students may apply for admission with Advanced Standing into the BBA
program beyond Terms A/B. Students applying for admission beyond Terms A/B
must have completed all of the courses required in Terms A/B with grades high
enough to have met continuation requirements. Students applying for admission
with advanced standing must complete and submit to the Office of the Registrar
the Application For Admission to the Faculty of Business Administration, normally
on or before the deadlines specified in the University Diary for the semester
in which they intend to begin their program.

2) Admission with Advanced Standing is competitive and selective. Prospective
students are therefore encouraged to consider an alternate degree program
in the event that they are not accepted into the BBA program.

3) The primary criterion used in reaching decisions on applications for
admission with advanced standing is overall academic achievement. Selection,
therefore, will be based on a student's overall academic performance. Students
with weak overall academic records are unlikely to be admitted.

4) In the case where an applicant has been required to withdraw from the
Bachelor of Commerce (Co-operative) Program, the Admissions Committee of the
Faculty may consider this circumstance as grounds to deny admission.

Transfers From Other Post-Secondary Institutions

1) Students who are transferring from other universities must apply for
admission to the University on or before the deadlines specified in the University
Diary for the semester in which they intend to begin their program, to allow
sufficient time for the evaluation of transfer credits. The acceptance of
transfer students into the BBA program is subject to the same conditions outlined
under Advanced Standing (for Current Memorial Students) above.

2) Subject to items 2) and 3) under Advanced Standing (for Current Memorial
Students) above, graduates of a three year community college business
diploma program may also be considered for admission with advanced standing
into the BBA program. To be eligible for the General Degree of Bachelor
of Business Administration such students will be required to complete a
minimum of 45 credit hours beyond those used towards their college diploma.
Specific course requirements will be determined on an individual basis at
the time of admission.

THE CURRICULUM

1) The BBA program requires a total of 120 credit hours.

2) By the end of the Spring semester of their first year, Terms A/B students
must have successfully completed the following 30 credit hours:

a) Six credit hours in English courses*;
b) Mathematics 1000;
c) Economics 2010 and 2020;
d) Business 1000;
e) Twelve additional credit hours in non-Business courses, at least 9 credit
hours of which must be in courses chosen from the Faculties of Arts and/or
Science and/ or the School of Music.

* It is strongly recommended that students complete English 1110, Comprehension,
Writing and Prose Style, as one of these English courses.

3) In addition to the Terms A/B requirements, the curriculum shall consist
of the successful completion of:

b) Students are encouraged to note the prerequisites for 7000 (Organizational
Strategy) and to plan their courses so that they have completed the prerequisites
prior to the semester in which they plan to take 7000.

c) Thirty other credit hours, of which not more than 9 credit hours may
be from courses in the Faculty of Business Administration.

4) For graduation, a student must be enrolled in the BBA program, and have
obtained a minimum average of 60% on the program courses.

MINOR OR COGNATE FROM ANOTHER ACADEMIC UNIT

1) A student enrolled in the BBA program may complete a minor within the
Faculty of Arts, the Faculty of Science, the School of Music, or from Sir
Wilfred Grenfell College. Regulations for the minor are given under the
Calendar entries for the Faculty of Arts, the Faculty of Science, the School
of Music, and Sir Wilfred Grenfell College.

2) A student enrolled in the BBA program may pursue a minor (or equivalent)
in other non-business academic units (where minor programs exist) with i)
permission of that academic unit and ii) permission of the Committee on
Undergraduate Studies of the Faculty of Business Administration.

CONTINUATION

1) The Faculty Council of the Faculty of Business Administration constitutes
the examining body for all examinations in Business courses. In addition,
the standing of every student will be assessed by the Committee on Undergraduate
Studies in accordance with the continuation requirements outlined in paragraphs
(2) and (3) below.

2) Students in Terms A/B will be considered for continuation in the BBA
program at the end of the Spring semester of their first year. At that time,
for continuation after Terms A/B, students must have successfully completed
the 30 credit hours prescribed in 2) of THE CURRICULUM above, with
an overall average on those 30 credit hours of at least 65%. Students who
do not satisfy these requirements will be required to withdraw from the program.

Students who have been required to withdraw following Terms A/B may be
considered for readmission to the program in accordance with the entry under
ADMISSION MODES AND REQUIREMENTS above, with the heading Advanced
Standing (for Current Memorial Students).

A required withdrawal for failure to meet the continuation requirements
from Terms A/B will not be reflected on a student’s transcript.

3) Following Terms A/B, BBA students must qualify for continuation after
each term of study. For continuation, students must have an overall average
of 60% over their last ten courses taken. In the event that a student has
more courses than needed in the earliest term used, the courses with the highest
grades in that term will be used.

Students who fail to achieve these standards will be required to withdraw
from the program. They may be considered for readmission after a lapse of
two semesters. In order to be considered for readmission, students must
formally apply for readmission.

A required withdrawal for failure to meet continuation requirements in
terms following Terms A/B will be reflected on a student’s transcript.

4) Students beyond Terms A/B who are required to withdraw a second time
are not eligible for readmission into their program.

5) The Committee on Undergraduate Studies of the Faculty of Business Administration
may allow a student to continue who fails to achieve the standards outlined
in 3) above. A decision of this nature will be made only for reasons acceptable
to the Committee on Undergraduate Studies.